Question 26 of 29intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical3 marks
Find the following quotients given that 756 ÷ 36 = 21: (a) 75.6 ÷ 3.6 (b) 7.56 ÷ 0.36 (c) 756 ÷ 0.36 (d) 75.6 ÷ 360 (e) 7560 ÷ 3.6 (f) 7.56 ÷ 0.36
(a)
Answer
21
(b)
Answer
21
(c)
Answer
2100
(d)
Answer
0.21
(e)
Answer
2100
(f)
Answer
21
Explanation
(a) Multiply both by 10: 756 ÷ 36 = 21 (b) Multiply both by 100: 756 ÷ 36 = 21 (c) Multiply both by 100: 75600 ÷ 36 = 2100 (d) 75.6 ÷ 360 = 756 ÷ 3600 = 0.21 (e) Multiply both by 10: 75600 ÷ 36 = 2100 (f) Multiply both by 100: 756 ÷ 36 = 21